flinty

Examples

• All

• His almond eyes were flinty and severe.

  Fiction book (2000)

• Putting his flinty face toward hers, he told her not to move an inch.

  Fiction book (1994)

• He appraises the newcomers with flinty eyes.

• Legs crossed, the three men on the bench had stopped chewing to watch him with flinty probing eyes.

  Fiction book (1995)

• "That I'd think about it." Olivia gave her her patented flinty-eyed glance.

  Fiction book (2001)

• His flinty expression revealed no sympathy as he turned away from the crying child.

• She had a flinty demeanor, making it clear that she would not tolerate any nonsense.

• Despite the warm atmosphere around them, his flinty remarks made everyone uneasy.

Synonyms

C

cold

vsflinty

883 4.4

Unfriendly and distant in feeling or action

is firmer and shows almost no sympathy or warmth

H

heartless

vsflinty

• Offensive

79 4.1

Not showing kindness or sympathy to others

is harder and more emotionally closed than simple cruelty

I

icy

vsflinty

22 3.3

Cold and unfriendly in tone or manner

is tougher and more unfeeling rather than merely distant

S

stony

vsflinty

7 6.5

Showing no feeling or sympathy

is even harder and more unfeeling in attitude

C

cold as ice

vsflinty

• Informal

4 7.2

Not showing any feeling or kindness to others

is harsher and more unyielding in emotional expression

H

hardhearted

vsflinty

1 7.2

Not feeling or showing pity for other people

is colder and more rigidly unfeeling rather than merely uncaring

C

cold-eyed

vsflinty

1 7.6

Not showing strong feeling when judging something

is harsher and shows active lack of sympathy rather than neutral detachment

S

stonyhearted

vsflinty

9.6

Not feeling sorry for other people

is more sharply unfeeling and severe in emotional tone

G

granitic

vsflinty

7.8

Very firm and unwilling to change in attitude or mind

is more emotionally unfeeling and personal rather than just tough

Antonyms

C

compassionate

151 3.7

Feeling concern and care for people who suffer

E

empathetic

30 4.4

To understand and share other people's feelings

Compounds

F

flinty gaze

7.6

A hard, cold look that shows no feeling

F

flinty landscape

7.5

An area of rough ground with many hard sharp stones and few plants

F

flinty determination

7.5

A strong will to keep going and not give up when things are hard

How Unfeeling

heartless

• Offensive

79 4.1

flinty

2 8.1

callous

41 7.3

cold

883 4.4

stern

42 4.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology